Wednesday, June 14, 2017

After the rain

We woke up around 5 a.m. Tuesday morning to the sound of thunder quickly followed by rain. The storm didn't last much more than an hour but it dropped just under an inch and a half of rain on the garden. The sunny, hot and windy weather we've had since our last rainfall on May 28 had really dried out the garden. It's been too hot to work outdoors for my taste and too hot to put in new plants. The rain was a blessing right when we needed it.

Here's the pond a few days ago covered in pollen and whatever else was falling from the trees.

The roof, the deck, the paths — everything was densely covered. Mark used the mesh pond scoop to try to reduce what was floating on the surface of the water. It was hard to see the effect of his work and now the rain has pushed it all to the bottom. That submerged gunk will provide lots of work come pond clean-out time, but for the moment it looks lovely.

Everything that could capture rainwater did so, at least for a short time.

The moss and lichens sprang back to life.

A perfect morning and a little too wet still to do any work beyond admiring the watery effects.

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After the rain

We woke up around 5 a.m. Tuesday morning to the sound of thunder quickly followed by rain. The storm didn't last much more than an hour but it dropped just under an inch and a half of rain on the garden. The sunny, hot and windy weather we've had since our last rainfall on May 28 had really dried out the garden. It's been too hot to work outdoors for my taste and too hot to put in new plants. The rain was a blessing right when we needed it.

Here's the pond a few days ago covered in pollen and whatever else was falling from the trees.

The roof, the deck, the paths — everything was densely covered. Mark used the mesh pond scoop to try to reduce what was floating on the surface of the water. It was hard to see the effect of his work and now the rain has pushed it all to the bottom. That submerged gunk will provide lots of work come pond clean-out time, but for the moment it looks lovely.

Everything that could capture rainwater did so, at least for a short time.

The moss and lichens sprang back to life.

A perfect morning and a little too wet still to do any work beyond admiring the watery effects.